Cell and Molecular Biology Courses

Students wishing to study the function of cells and organisms at the molecular level elect to follow the concentration in cell and molecular biology. The curriculum prepares students for a variety of careers in biomedical research, biotechnology, the health professions, or education.

Lower Division

Course

Title

Hours

BIO 101 & 103

Principles of Biology with Laboratory

4

BIO 205 & 207 or

Invertebrate Zoology with Laboratory

4

BIO 240 & 243

Biomedical Anatomy & Physiology I with Laboratory

4

BIO 241 & 244 or

Biomedical Anatomy & Physiology II with Laboratory

4

BIO 254 & 256

Vertebrate Zoology with Laboratory

4

BIO 236 & 238

Microbial Biology with Laboratory

4

CHM 111 & 113

General Chemistry I with Laboratory

4

CHM 112 & 114

General Chemistry II with Laboratory

4

CHM 231 & 233

Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory

4

CHM 232 & 234

Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory

4

MTH 121

Calculus I

4

MTH 163

Basic Statistics for the Sciences

3

PHY 221 & 213

Physics with Calculus I and Laboratory

4

PHY 222 & 214

Physics with Calculus II and Laboratory

4

(Normally, students take either the two-semester sequence in Human Anatomy & Physiology or Invertebrate and Vertebrate Zoology. Also, students may take Botany is place of or in addition to Microbial Biology.)